Publications

• U.S. Navy IH Data Study
• Sampling for CBRNE Agents

Exposure analysis by math modeling per the AIHA

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Asbestos and Man-Made Fibers: - Ten years’ experience in counting and identification of asbestos fibers, 1987 -1997. - Designed and documented clean-up and sampling procedures of USMC Harrier AV-8B mishap, Havelock, NC. Among the first scientists to collect data on damaged composite fiber materials, 1988. - Designed, supervised, and assisted with cleanup of major asbestos removal project, saving more than $150,000 in contract costs, Naval Air Rework Facility, MCAS Cherry Point, NC, 1988. - Provided industrial hygiene support from Naval Base Subic, Philippines, for asbestos removal and remediation after major steam pipe explosion on board USS MIDWAY, 1990. - Identified over 500 samples of asbestos containing material aboard USS INDEPENDENCE, saving more than $25,000 in contracted costs. Designed, supervised, and performed asbestos rip- outs while at sea. Performed all clearance sampling. Coordinated local national (Japan) asbestos removal procedures, 1992-1994. - Rapid deployment to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in support of asbestos contamination issue for U.S. Air Force at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1996. Asbestos and Man-Made Fibers: - Ten years’ experience in counting and identification of asbestos fibers, 1987 -1997. - Designed and documented clean-up and sampling procedures of USMC Harrier AV-8B mishap, Havelock, NC. Among the first scientists to collect data on damaged composite fiber materials, 1988. - Designed, supervised, and assisted with cleanup of major asbestos removal project, saving more than $150,000 in contract costs, Naval Air Rework Facility, MCAS Cherry Point, NC, 1988. - Provided industrial hygiene support from Naval Base Subic, Philippines, for asbestos removal and remediation after major steam pipe explosion on board USS MIDWAY, 1990. - Identified over 500 samples of asbestos containing material aboard USS INDEPENDENCE, saving more than $25,000 in contracted costs. Designed, supervised, and performed asbestos rip- outs while at sea. Performed all clearance sampling. Coordinated local national (Japan) asbestos removal procedures, 1992-1994. - Rapid deployment to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in support of asbestos contamination issue for U.S. Air Force at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1996. Chem-Bio Emergency / Disaster Response: - Led team of physicians through Combat Trauma Care Training, Brooks AFB, Texas, 1987. - Combat Casualty Care - Okinawa, Japan, 1990 - Homeland Security Medical Executives Course - FT Sam Houston, TX, 2004. - Mishap Investigation, Pearl Harbor, HI, 2008. - Survived Mt. Pinatubo volcanic explosion, Subic Bay, Philippines, 1991. Sampled exposures to ash for traffic and construction workers. Collected data was used to allow families to return to the Subic Naval Complex after the disaster. - Provided industrial hygiene services and emergency response throughout Mt. Pinatubo disaster of June 1991, including asbestos identification. - Deployed within 8 hours to respond to concerns by U.S. Marines at Port Um’Said, Qatar over potential arsenic exposures, 1995. - Responded to spill of container full of hazardous materials, that had turned over at the military airfield in Taszar, Hungary, 1996. - Environmental Site Assessments for Military Deployments – Pearl Harbor, HI, 2002 - Member of Damage Control Evaluation and Training Team, USS INDEPENDENCE. Trained crew members in response procedures to chemical and biological attacks on the ship, 1992- 1994. - Supervised reporting requirements to Naval Safety Center for eight Class A Mishaps including the USS Greeneville - Ehime Maru collision, 2000-2004. Mold - Review and assessment of mold remediation contract work at NAS Pensacola, Florida, after three hurricanes, 2004. - Supervised and coordinated Navy Environmental Health Center support to Naval Facilities Command for mold identification and remediation efforts, 2003 – 2007. - Mold inspections for PHNSY, 2007-2013.